MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT: I appreciate the confidence you have shown in me by electing me president of the Elmore County Art Guild. I will do my best to live up to your expectations. Thank you to all who agreed to chair the various committees and I'll be available to be of help at anytime to the committee members. Your input and assistance will be needed, and I look forward to a very good year for our club. OCTOBER MEETING: Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 12:00 p.m. (Come early to eat.) Catfish Country Restaurant, Wetumpka, AL ******************************** NEW OFFICERS: PRESIDENT: Shirley Esco VICE PRESIDENT: Libby Christensen SECRETARY: Jim Laney TREASURER: Carol Hickman PARLIAMENTARIAN: Frances Spence and Evelyn Gosa will co-chair COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS: PUBLICITY: Libby Christensen EXHIBITING: NEWSLETTER: Doris Bell HISTORIAN: Jim Harris BENEVOLENCE: WINTER SHOW: Stephanie Harrison PROGRAM: GREETER: ********************************* EXHIBITS: Catfish Country Restaurant: October and November/Carol Hickman City Hall Book Basket ******************************** |
Christensen explains that she believes the subject was a “man dressed as a woman, using white make-up to resemble the traditional porcelain masks of Carnevale in Venice, Italy.” She says the artwork was a snapshot and that “He/she wasn’t even aware I was taking the picture. During Carnevale, streets are thronged with people in costume, dancing or posing. It’s a photographer’s dream!” No stranger to awards, Christensen has won over 20 ribbons for her photography in various local art contests. Last year her work was accepted in Selma, Alabama’s “Arts Revive,” featuring about 50 Alabama artists. Twice she had photos chosen in international competition to be published in Photographer Forum Magazine’s Best of Photography Annuals (1985 and 1989). She also had six photos selected for The Domesday Project Videodisc, 1986, in a United Kingdom competition sponsored by the BBC. Christensen is an instructor at South University in Montgomery. She is past president of the Society of Arts and Crafts in Central Alabama. Currently, she serves as Vice President and Publicity Chairman for the Elmore County Art Guild. |
PRATTAUGA ART GUILD SHOW: Entries Fri,Oct. 13, 10-6 or Sat, Oct. 14, 10-2 Entries $15 per piece for non-members, members $6 per piece, no works over 48", no works prior to 2003, same categories as ours but photos may be computer-enhanced, works picked up Sun, 4-6, Nov. 12, 20% commission-------or call DiDi Henry, Prattville Special Events Director, (334)358-0287 for more info--entry forms available on www.prattville.com (NON-members may only submit 2 pieces; members may submit 3 only if at least one is available for purchase award....). |
